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Exodus 7:11-22

11ThenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547alsocalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the wisemenלַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450and thesorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784: now themagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, they alsodidוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213in likemannerכֵּֽן׃KenH3651with theirenchantmentsH3858.

12For they castdownוַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙vai.yash.Li.khuH7993everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisrodמַטֵּ֔הוּma.Te.huH4294, and they becameserpentsלְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.NimH8577: butAaron’sאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175rodמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294swallowedupוַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'H1104theirrodsמַטֹּתָֽם׃ma.to.TamH4294.

13And hehardenedוַיֶּחֱזַק֙vai.ye.che.ZakH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820, that hehearkenedשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085not to them; as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068hadsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

14And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820ishardenedכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515, herefusethמֵאֵ֖ןme.'EnH3985to let thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goלְשַׁלַּ֥חle.sha.LachH7971.

15GoH3212toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֞הpar.'OhH6547in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242; lo, he goethoutיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318to thewaterהַמַּ֔יְמָהha.May.mahH4325; and thou shaltstandוְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324by theriver’sהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975brinkשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193to meethimH7125; and therodוְהַמַּטֶּ֛הve.ham.ma.TehH4294which wasturnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015to aserpentלְנָחָ֖שׁle.na.ChashH5175shalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947in thyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

16And thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of theHebrewsהָעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680hathsentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Let mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971, that they mayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִיve.ya.'av.Du.niH5647me in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057: and, behold, untilnowכֹּֽה׃KohH3541thou wouldest nothearשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085.

17Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, In this thou shaltknowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: behold, I willsmiteמַכֶּ֣ה׀ma.KehH5221with therodבַּמַּטֶּ֣הba.ma.TehH4294that is in myhandבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027upon thewatersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325which are in theriverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975, and they shall beturnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015tobloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

18And thefishוְהַדָּגָ֧הve.ha.da.GahH1710that is in theriverבַּיְאֹ֛רbay.'OrH2975shalldieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191, and theriverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975shallstinkוּבָאַ֣שׁu.va.'AshH887; and theEgyptiansH4714shalllotheוְנִלְא֣וּve.nil.'UH3811todrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354of thewaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of theriverהַיְאֹֽר׃ סhay.'OrH2975.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947thyrodמַטְּךָ֣ma.te.KhaH4294, and stretchoutוּנְטֵֽה־u.ne.teh-H5186thyhandיָדְךָ֩ya.de.KhaH3027upon thewatersמֵימֵ֨יmei.MeiH4325ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, upon theirstreamsנַהֲרֹתָ֣ם׀na.ha.ro.TamH5104, upon theirriversיְאֹרֵיהֶ֣םye.'o.rei.HemH2975, and upon theirpondsאַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם'ag.mei.HemH98, and upon all theirpoolsמִקְוֵ֥הmik.VehH4723ofwaterמֵימֵיהֶ֖םmei.mei.HemH4325, that they may becomebloodדָ֑םDamH1818; and that there may bebloodדָם֙damH1818throughout all thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, both in vessels ofwoodוּבָעֵצִ֖יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086, and in vessels ofstoneוּבָאֲבָנִֽים׃u.va.'a.va.NimH68.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so, as theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680; and he liftedupוַיָּ֤רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311therodבַּמַּטֶּה֙ba.ma.TehH4294, andsmoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221thewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325that were in theriverבַּיְאֹ֔רbay.'OrH2975, in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547, and in thesightוּלְעֵינֵ֖יu.le.'ei.NeiH5869of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650; and all thewatersהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that were in theriverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975wereturnedוַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּvai.ye.ha.fe.KhuH2015intobloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

21And thefishוְהַדָּגָ֨הve.ha.da.GahH1710that was in theriverבַּיְאֹ֥רbay.'OrH2975diedמֵ֙תָה֙me.tahH4191; and theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975stankוַיִּבְאַ֣שׁvai.yiv.'AshH887, and theEgyptiansH4714couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201notdrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354of thewaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of theriverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975; and there wasbloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818throughout all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22And themagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so with theirenchantmentsבְּלָטֵיהֶ֑םbe.la.tei.HemH3909: andPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388, neither did hehearkenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to them; as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hadsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

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